Ilka Gedő
Self-portrait

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Artist Ilka Gedő (Hungarian, 1921–1985)Hungarian, 1921–1985

CultureHungarian

Titles

Self-portrait

Date1948

MediumPen and ink on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 11 5/8 × 8 5/16 in. (29.5 × 21.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dávid and Daniel Bíró

Object number2015.653

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceIlka Gedõ (1921-1985); to Ilka Gedõ Estate, administered by Dávid Bíró, Budapest, Hungary, 1985-1994; inherited by sons, Dávid Bíró and Daniel Bíró, Budapest, Hungary; MFAH 2015.
Exhibition HistoryChamber exhibition, Hungary's National Theatre, Budapest, March 22–April 23, 2013.

"Leaving Traces: Drawings by Ilka Gedo" The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, March 9, 2024-Sept. 2, 2024 [Sixth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

On mount, recto: Estate stamp in blue ink, lower right: Gedõ Ilka / hagya- / téka / 1985 [Hungarian, translation: Estate of Ilka Gedõ, 1985]

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